Craig Greenberg, Louisville Mayor Candidate, Targeted In Shooting

LOUISVILLE, KY — Louisville mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg was targeted in a shooting during a meeting at his campaign headquarters in Butchertown Market on Monday morning, Greenberg told reporters Monday evening.

A man approached the doorway of Greenberg's office, pulled out a gun and began firing the weapon at Greenberg. The closest person to the door was able to shut it, and Greenberg and others helped barricade the door. The gunman then fled the scene, Greenberg said.

No one was injured in the shooting, which occurred around 10:15 a.m., Louisville Metro Police Chief Erika Shields told reporters.

Police ushered Greenberg and his staff from the building. The candidate wasn't hit, but part of his clothing was struck, Shields said.

Louisville police made an arrest in connection with the shooting but did not reveal the person's identity. The motive is currently unknown, and it is believed the shooter acted alone, Shields said.

Greenberg tweeted at 10:45 a.m. that he and his team were safe and with Louisville police. In the tweet, Greenberg thanked followers for their messages of support in the aftermath of the shooting. He described the shooting as a "surreal experience" and after several hours of meeting with police said he was ready to see his family.

Greenberg, who is Jewish, is running for mayor as a Democrat. "A safer, stronger Louisville" is the first issue listed on his campaign website. His "All In" public safety plan includes cracking down on illegal guns, building and maintaining a fully-staffed, community-oriented police force and expanding access to affordable housing and addiction and mental health services.

"It's not lost on me that the violence my staff and I experienced today is far too common in our city," Greenberg said. "Too many Louisville families have experienced the trauma of gun violence. Too many in Louisville were not as blessed as my team and I were today to survive. Clearly, much more work needs to be done to end this senseless gun violence and make Louisville a safer place for everyone."

Greenberg, who began his career as an attorney after graduating from Harvard Law School in 1998, is the co-owner of a sports entertainment company called Ohio Valley Wrestling, fulfilling a "childhood dream of stepping into the ring," according to his campaign website.

He is currently a board member for Republic Bank, ISCO Industries, Inc. and Grossman Company Properties. He also has previously served as chairman of the March of Dimes’ March for Babies and on the boards of Metro United Way and the Louisville Jewish Community Center.

He was the president and CEO of 21c Museum Hotels from its founding in 2006 until July 2020. The company is a hospitality chain of hotels that double as contemporary art museums with nine locations in eight states, including one in Louisville.